Fate in Tears and Laughter (1932)

Original title

啼笑因缘

Directed by

Zhang Shichuan

Genre

romantic comedy

Country

People's Republic of China

Runtime

1h 09m

How it feels

A young student falls for a singer while dealing with two other women who want his attention. One of them is a relative trying to arrange a match for him.

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What happens

Fate in Tears and Laughter (traditional Chinese: 啼笑因緣; simplified Chinese: 啼笑因缘; pinyin: Tíxiào Yīnyuán) is a 1932 Chinese romantic drama directed by Zhang Shichuan for the Mingxing Film Company. Based on Zhang Henshui's novel of the same name, it follows a young student who falls in love with a singer, even as another woman vies for his attention and a relative attempts to match him with a third. Filmed in Beijing over the course of two months, Fate in Tears and Laughter was subjected to a copyright lawsuit after its première that delayed screening for three months. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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